At last, it begins. — Ariel and Noa, our outstanding leaders, decided that April 1 would be the perfect day to start the uprising, if for no other reason than April Fools Day. How fitting! For the last few years, a network of Ambrosia and Yumtum spies has identified the citizen of THEM3 who support…

A budding uprising is taking shape. HIM has just taken over the world. Well, not quite the world as a whole. There are two tiny islands that everyone needs to remember, which have yet to not sign on to the new regime and don't plan to do so. …

Onward with the story. The populations of Ambrosia and Yumtum were always closely related to each other, now even more so based on their combined hatred of HIM and THEM, his thirteen lackeys. Fueling their potential uprising is their hatred of this particular dictator and fascist governments in general. Rather…

A spoof on the original Latin phrase used by the US, but this time, with the ratification of the entire planet.

My body shape influenced the musical instrument I played. Let’s be clear; nobody is shaped like a piano. So this whole concept is faulty, but shape mattered in my mind as a preteen. …

How Music on Hold (MOH) assaults our senses. I don't know about you, but I generally find MOH barely tolerable. But, in the year 2,000, UK consumers commissioned by audio branding specialist PHMG (PleaseHoldUK) found that 73% of callers want to hear something other than beeps or silence when put…

From baby teeth to wisdom teeth, they demand attention. We want our teeth to do their job and, otherwise, leave us alone. It's a bad sign if they hurt us and cannot grind our food to prepare it for digestion — when every bite is agony. …

I abandoned my hiding place. Three female cousins grew up together, the smart one, the creative one, and the pretty one. I was the pretty one. Who created these categories is now a guess, but they stuck with us. It was flattering to be the pretty one. By the time…

Where's the complaint department? Some tasks pop into your head when your eyelids first open in the morning, along with stomach-clutching anxiety. They're the ones you've put on the DONE list until you realize they're still UNDONE. …